It is now possible to identify acquired and hereditary risk factors in a substantial percentage of patients presenting with a venous thrombotic event. Discovery of the factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations has greatly increased the percentage of patients in whom venous thrombosis can be attributed to hereditary thrombophilia. There is, however, considerable uncertainty as to how thi...

white sponge nevus (wsn) is a rare hereditary dyskeratotic hyperplasia of mucous membranes. it is an autosomal dominant disorder with variable penetrance. we report a case of wsn in a healthy 21-year-old male with no history of familial involvement. a white smooth plaque with no erythema or other structural abnormalities was observed, which confirmed the diagnosis of wsn histopathologically.

May-Hegglin anomaly is a hereditary thrombocytopenia associated with giant platelets and large basophilic, cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (resembling Döhle bodies) in the granulocytes. Patients may experience easy bruising, recurrent epistaxis, gingival bleeding, menorrhagia and sometimes excessive bleeding associated with surgical procedures. Failure to appropriately diagnose May-Hegglin anomaly...

Background: Coagulation plays an important role in haemostasis. Bleeding disorders caused by deficiency of certain coagulation factors such as hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease can affect haemostasis and may endanger life. Aim: To put a focus on the aetiology, pathogenesis, methods of diagnosis and lines of management of bleeding disorders. Conclusion: Bleeding disorders usually result from...

Chorea occurs as a hereditary or non-hereditary disorder. Nonhereditary chorea most commonly occurs in rheumatic fever (Sydenham’s Chorea) but may also be encountered in other metabolic and systemic disorders. Green House and Albuquerque listed more than forty different causes of chorea. The etiology of non-rheumatic chorea may cause diagnostic difficulties, due to its rarity. We report a 75 ye...

We present a 34-year-old man with combination of beta thalassemia intermedia and coagulation factor VII deficiency who was presented with pallor and irregular nose bleeding episodes. On physical examination, he had splenomegaly and yellow sclera. Pallor and splenomegaly could be reminder of thalassemic syndromes or hemoglobinopathies including thalassemia intermedia. Association with unusual bl...

Crohn's disease (CD), a polygenic disorder, is the major subtype of inflammatory bowel disease. There heterogeneity and many patients present extraintestinal manifestations. However, association crohn's with another genetic has not been previously described. We report exceptional CD Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia which rare inherited bleeding disorder. Indeed, diagnosis in patient kidney amylosis, ...

Dental practitioners must be well informed about the pathology, complications and treatment options associated with bleeding disorders patients. Prolongation of time can seriously complicate patient’s condition during after surgery, especially if there is iron deficiency anemia or any other accompanied by a decrease in hematopoiesis. For this reason, dentist surgeon aware presence such diseases...